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Sub-Saharan Africa's first waste to energy facility to be commissioned in July

Xinhua, May 12, 2017 Adjust font size:

The 50 megawatts (MW) Reppie Waste to Energy facility, which Ethiopia claims to be the first of its kind, is slated to be commissioned in July.

The statement was made on Friday by Bizuneh Tolcha, Director of Ethiopia Public Relations and Communications Directorate, who also said the facility located on the fringes of Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa is 92.6 percent complete so far.

"The project is fully financed by the Ethiopian government, with the Shanghai based Cambridge industries Group and China National Electrical Engineering Company undertaking the construction," he said.

When completed, the waste to energy facility plans to process 1,400 tons of waste every day, reducing the burden on the city's largest landfill "Koshe" which is located nearby.

Ethiopia plans to increase its energy production capacity from the current 4,200 MW to about 17,300 MW by 2020 from hydro, wind, geothermal, solar and biomass sources as it tries to meet the demands of its fast growing economy and rising population estimated to stand at around 100 million currently. Endit